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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The Birth of Christ at Bethlehem (Luke 2:1)_
2. The Glad Tidings Announced to the Shepherds. (Luke 2:8)
3. The Circumcision and Presentation (Luke 2:21)
4. Simeon and His Prophecy ...
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS. Lk. only. In obedi ence to a decree of the Emperor
Augustus, ordering a general census (the first, during the Syrian
governor ship of Quirinius), every man went to his own city. Th...
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In these days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census
should be taken of all the world. The census first took place when
Quirinius was governor of Syria; and everyone went to enroll himse...
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JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM (Luke 2:1-7)...
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WITH. in conjunction with. Greek. _sun._ App-104. Not the same word as
in verses: Luke 2:36; Luke 2:51; Luke 2:52.
ESPOUSED. married. Not merely "betrothed "...
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_to be taxed_ Rather, TO ENROL HIMSELF.
_with Mary_ It is uncertain whether her presence was obligatory (Dion.
Hal. iv. 5; Lact. _De Mort. Persec_. 23) or voluntary; but it is
obvious that at so tryin...
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Luke 2:1-7. THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST
In this chapter as in the last there is a prevailing triplicity of
arrangement. In the first section we have—α. The Nativity, 1–7.
β. The Angelic Announcement, 8...
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ΓΥΝΑΙΚῚ is omitted by אBCDL, and various Fathers; as also by
La[46] Ti[47] &c.
[46] La. Lachmann.
[47] Ti. Tischendorf.
5. ἈΠΟΓΡΆΨΑΣΘΑΙ, ‘to enrol himself.’
ΣῪΝ ΜΑΡΙΆΜ. If these words be taken with...
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Ver 1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree
from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2. (And this
taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria....
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ΆΠΟΓΡΆΨΑΣΘΑΙ _aor. med. inf., см._ Luke 2:1. _Inf._
цели,
ΈΜΝΗΣΤΕΥΜΈΝΗPERF.pass.part, от ΜΝΗΣΤΕΎΩ (G3423),
_pass._ быть помолвленным (_см._ Matthew 1:18).
ΟΫΣΗ _praes. act. part. от_ ΕΙΜΊ. ΈΓΚΎΩ _da...
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AND JOSEPH ALSO WENT UP— Herod's order for the taxation being, as we
observed on the last verse, that every one should repair to the city
of his people to be enrolled, Joseph and Mary, the descendants...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 1
Portents (Luke 2:1-21)
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all 2 the
world should be enrolled. 2This was the first enrollment, when
Quirinius was go...
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To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
TO BE TAXED WITH MARY HIS ESPOUSED WIFE - `betrothed' "wife." She had
sometime before this been taken home by Joseph (see the notes...
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We have here a most notable example of God's overruling providence.
Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth, and Christ must be born in
Bethlehem. How is this to be brought about ? Little did Cresar dream
t...
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2:5 roll (e-7) As 'registered,' Hebrews 12:23 ....
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HIS ESPOUSED WIFE] RV 'who was betrothed to him.' Yet they were
probably married, because it was contrary to Jewish custom for
betrothed persons to live together, and Joseph would wish to protect
Mary...
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BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS
1-5. The census of Quirinius. There are two historical difficulties in
connexion with St. Luke's mention of the census of Quirinius: (1)
There is no direct evidence, exce...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 2
THE BIRTH OF JESUS 2:1-7
V1 At that time *Caesar Augustus ordered a *census in the *Roman
*empire. V2 This was the first *census when Quirinius gov...
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TO BE TAXED. — Literally, _to register himself._
WITH MARY HIS ESPOUSED WIFE. — Many of the best MSS. omit the
substantive: “with Mary who was betrothed to him.” The choice of
the participle seems int...
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Joseph and Mary and Nazareth are here referred to, as if they had not
been mentioned before (Luke 1:26-27), implying that Lk. is here using
an independent document (Holtz., H. C.). ἀπὸ τ. Γ αλ., ἐκ
πό...
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_Joseph and Mary go up to Bethlehem_. In these verses Luke makes a
historical statement, which one might have been inclined to regard as
an illustration of the ἀκρίβεια (Luke 1:1), at which he
aimed,...
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THE SAVIOR OF MANKIND IS BORN
Luke 2:1-14
The manger bed and its precious occupant are among the most cherished
memories of our childhood; but as we come there in later life, the
wonder ever grows....
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Jesus was born in Bethlehem, under the yoke of an oppressor. Moreover,
by the exigency of the circumstances, He was born amid the homeless
crowd. This was according to the divine arrangement and foret...
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS
Luke 2:1-7. _“It came to pass in those days [i.e., in the days above
mentioned, with reference to John the Baptist and the annunciation of
the coming Christ], a decree went forth fr...
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FIFTH NARRATIVE: THE BIRTH OF THE SAVIOUR, LUKE 2:1-20.
Henceforth there exists in the midst of corrupt humanity a pure Being,
on whom God's regard can rest with unmingled satisfaction. Uniting in
thi...
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1. _The Birth of Jesus: Luke 2:1-7_. And first a historical note: Luke
2:1-2.
The words _in those days_ refer to the time which followed the birth
of John the Baptist, and give the remark in Luke 1:80...
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(1) And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree
from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (2) (And this
taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) ...
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The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of
either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious
reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
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In the next chapter (2) the scene changes. Instead of the relations of
God with Israel according to grace, we see first the pagan emperor of
the world the head of Daniel's last empire exercising his p...
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TO BE TAXED WITH MARY HIS ESPOUSED WIFE,.... Whom also he had married,
though he had not known her in a carnal way; she came along with him
to be taxed and enrolled also, because she was of the same f...
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To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
Ver. 5. _Being great with child_] Yet could not be excused. This was a
cruelty in Augustus (not to spare great-bellied women), but a m...
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TO BE TAXED WITH MARY, HIS ESPOUSED WIFE, BEING GREAT WITH CHILD.
All the statements of the evangelist are made with such obvious care
and accuracy that there is no reason to doubt his record, aside f...
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THE BIRTH OF THE LORD JESUS
(vs.1-7)
God in His sovereign wisdom and power at this time ordered the events
of man's government to accomplish His own will. Caesar Augustus
decreed that all the world ...
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1-7 The fulness of time was now come, when God would send forth his
Son, made of a woman, and made under the law. The circumstances of his
birth were very mean. Christ was born at an inn; he came int...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 2:4...
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Luke 2:5 registered G583 (G5670) with G4862 Mary G3137 his G846
betrothed G3423 (G5772) wife G1135 was...
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Jesus of Nazareth born in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1-11). This section
narrates: the circumstances which led His mother from Nazareth (chap.
Luke 1:26; Luke 1:56) to Bethlehem ...
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Luke 2:5. WITH MARY. Even if not required to do so, she naturally
accompanied Joseph. In her peculiar condition she would cling to him,
especially as all had been cleared up between them (comp. Matthe...
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TO ENROL HIMSELF WITH MARY
(απογραψασθα συν Μαριαμ). Direct middle. "With
Mary" is naturally taken with the infinitive as here. If so, that
means that Mary's family register was in Bethlehem also an...
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Luke 2:1
The Child and the Emperor.
I. "It came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from
Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed." In the original
meaning of these words, t...
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Luke 2:1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a
decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And
this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria....
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We WILL now read the story of our Saviour's birth as it is recorded in
the Gospel according to Luke.
Luke 2:1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a
decree from Caesar Augustus, th...
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CONTENTS: Birth of Jesus. His adoration by the shepherds. Adoration
and prophecy of Simon and Anna. Return to Nazareth. Jesus and His
parents at the Passover.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Caesar, Augustus, Cyr...
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Luke 2:1. _It came to pass in those days,_ when John was born, and
when the Roman emperor, Augustus Cæsar, filled the throne, and was in
the thirty first year of his reign, that, a decree was issued f...
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HE WENT TO REGISTER HIMSELF WITH MARY. Women had to be registered too,
and Mary was also of the Family of David. She would also be assessed
the tax....
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_A decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed
There is no grand reason, you see, given why Mary and Joseph should go
to Judaea._
The angel who is said to have announced the coming...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 2:1 Luke records the events of Jesus’ birth (vv.
Luke 2:1), his presentation in the temple (vv. Luke 2:21), and his
visit
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CHAPTER 2 VER. 1. _And it came to pass in those days_ (in which John
the Baptist was born) _there went forth a decree_, &c. The Syriac for
"all the world," has "all the people of his dominion," subjec...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 2:1. ALL THE WORLD.—_I.e._ the Roman world (_orbis terrarum_).
TAXED.—Rather, “enrolled,” something like a modern census, but
with a view to taxation.
Luke 2:2. THIS WAS THE FIR...
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 2:1
_The Redeemer's birth_.
LUKE 2:1
THERE WENT OUT A DECREE FROM CAESAR AUGUSTUS, THAT ALL THE WORLD
SHOULD BE TAXED; more accurately, _that there should be a
registration_, etc.;...
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Now it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from
Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And the taxing
was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syra.) And all we...
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Deuteronomy 22:22; Matthew 1:18; Matthew 1:19...
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To be taxed with Mary. We may read either, went up with Mary, denoting
merely the fact of her accompanying him; or, to enroll himself with
Mary, implying that both their names must be registered. Espo...
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THE SEVEN MAGNIFICATS
_Selections from Luke 1:1 and Luke 2:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the
annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was giv...